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Dated: 13 October, 2015.
J. G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015–26363 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0960]
Coast Guard Acceptance of Sewage
Treatment Plants for Type-Approval to
International Maritime Organization
Resolution MEPC.227(64)
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of Policy and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces
its acceptance of sewage treatment
plants (also referred to as marine
sanitation devices) for type-approval to
International Maritime Organization
resolution MEPC.227(64) as meeting the
requirements for marine sanitation
devices. This action will allow
manufacturers as well as shipowners
and operators the option to take
advantage of building and using
equipment that meets both domestic
and international requirements while
also benefitting the environment. The
Coast Guard is also seeking information
on simple on board checks to verify
performance of sewage treatment plants.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before November 16, 2015.
You may submit comments identified
by docket number USCG–2015–0880
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
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For
information about this document call or
email Wayne M. Lundy, CG–ENG–3,
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202–372–
1379, email Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public Participation and Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice, indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation.
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using http://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
the docket, you may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
Management System in the March 24,
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
FR 15086).
Documents mentioned in this notice
as being available in the docket, and all
public comments, will be in our online
docket at http://www.regulations.gov
and can be viewed by following that
Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if
you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified
when comments are posted.
We are also planning to hold a twoday public workshop in Washington DC
in the fall of 2015. We will issue a
separate Federal Register notice to
announce the date, time, and location of
such a workshop. The purpose of the
workshop will be to discuss sewage
treatment technologies, issues
concerning testing of marine sanitation
devices for type approval and
information on simple on board checks
to verify performance of a marine
sanitation device. The workshop will
also consider issues associated with
existing federal standards and MARPOL
Annex IV equipment standards
(resolution MEPC.227(64)), impact of No
Discharge Zones, and issues concerning
gray water.
Background and Purpose
Title 33 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), part 159, prescribes
requirements for the design and
construction of marine sanitation
devices (‘‘MSDs’’, also referred to as
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sewage treatment plants) and
procedures for certifying that MSDs
meet the regulations and standards of
the Environmental Protection Agency
promulgated under Section 312 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(Pub. L. 92–500, § 312, 86 Stat. 871
(October 18, 1972), as amended;
classified to 33 U.S.C. 1322). In October
2012, the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) adopted resolution
MEPC.227(64)—2012 Guidelines on
implementation of effluent standards
and performance tests for sewage
treatment plants. The International
Convention on the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships 73/78 (MARPOL)
Annex IV requires sewage treatment
plants to be type-approved taking into
account the standards of IMO
Resolution MEPC.227(64). While the
United States is not a Contracting
Government to MARPOL Annex IV, we
recognize that the limits and standards
in IMO resolution MEPC.227(64) are
more stringent or prescriptive than
those requirements in 33 CFR 159
concerning threshold limits and testing
of equipment and thus equipment that
is type-approved to the MEPC.227(64)
standards would also satisfy U.S.
threshold effluent limits. Specifically,
we have determined that a MSD meeting
the design specifications in
MEPC.227(64) would exceed the
performance specifications for Type II
tanks, as listed in 33 CFR 159.53(b),
which states that, ‘‘[u]nder the test
conditions described in §§ 159.126 and
159.126a, [the tanks must] produce an
effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria
count not greater than 200 per 100
milliliters and suspended solids not
greater than 150 milligrams per liter.’’
In recognition of this, the Coast Guard
believes MSDs type-approved in
accordance with the requirements of
IMO resolution MEPC.227(64) and
installed on U.S. flagged ships comply
with those threshold effluent limits in
33 CFR 159.53(b). MSDs must still meet
the other requirements contained in part
159, and any inconsistencies between
part 159 and MEPC.227(64) must be
resolved in favor of part 159.
Manufacturers may submit their
equipment to a recognized testing
facility recognized by the Coast Guard
for testing of such equipment and may
make a submission to the Coast Guard
requesting type approval.
Resolution MEPC.227(64) also
contains a process allowing the Coast
Guard to certify that a type-approved
MSD meets the specific effluent
discharge requirements for a vessel to
enter Special Areas listed in MARPOL
Annex IV. The Coast Guard would
certify that the MSD meets the enhanced
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will need to be less than the effluent
standard for that analyte multiplied by
the dilution compensation factor Qi/Qe.
In order for a MSD to be able to be
technically evaluated for type approval
under MEPC.227(64), the concentration
value of the effluent for that analyte
being considered must be readable, i.e.,
at or above the detection limit for the
test method for that analyte. For
consideration by the Coast Guard, a
MSD, after application of the dilution
compensation factor Qi/Qe, the revised
effluent concentration value of any
analyte measured at the Effluent Sample
Point as shown in figure 1 of this Notice
of Policy cannot be below the Test
Method detection limit for that analyte.
Figure 1 is replicated from resolution
MEPC.227(64). If the revised
concentration value is below the Test
Method detection limit for that analyte,
then it becomes impossible for the
concentration value to be physically
measured.
Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR
136, Guidelines Establishing Test
Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants). The following methods
must be used:
• Thermotolerant Coliform (TC) Test
Method EPA 600/8–78–017 Chapter III 2
1 Dilution (Qd)—is dilution water, grey water,
process water, and/or seawater introduced to the
sewage treatment plant after the influent sample
point and after the influent flow measurement
device, see figure 1 of resolution MEPC.227(64).
Effluent (Qe)—is treated wastewater produced by
the sewage treatment plant, see figure 1 of
resolution MEPC.227(64).
Influent (Qi)—is liquid containing sewage, grey
water or other liquid streams, to be processed by the
treatment plant, see figure 1of resolution
MEPC.227(64).
2 Please refer to Page Number 124 in document
USEPA. 1978. Microbiological Methods for
Monitoring the Environment, Water, and Wastes.
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati,
Ohio. EPA/600/8–78/017; weblink: http://
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treatment plant should not rely solely
on dilution of wastewater,’’ there are no
specific levels of reduction given for TC,
TSS, BOD5 and COD (unlike the specific
Percent Reductions given for discharges
of nitrogen and phosphorus in Section
4.2).
IMO Resolution MEPC.227(64) states
that an approved MSD not rely solely on
dilution of wastewater in order to meet
the effluent limits stipulated in
resolution MEPC.227(64). Resolution
MEPC.227(64) further states that, where
amounts of dilution are deemed
essential to a treatment process, the
effluent standards in Section 4 should
be adjusted proportionally using
dilution compensation factor Qi/Qe to
account for dilution Qd.1 In order to
demonstrate that the MSD does not rely
solely on dilution of wastewater in
order to meet the effluent standards, the
effluent concentration value Ce for any
particular analyte addressed in
resolution MEPC.227(64), Section 4.1
(specifically, TC, TSS, BOD5 and COD)
To make the above determination for
Annex IV certification, the Coast Guard
will use the approved test methods that
are listed in the Environmental
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effluent discharge and treatment
specifications listed in MEPC.227(64).
Under MARPOL Annex IV Regulations
9.1.1 and 9.1.2, vessels with MSDs
conforming to the Special Area
specifications contained in
MEPC.227(64) may be permitted to
operate in Special Areas. This
certification would allow U.S.-flagged
vessels to document that they meet
those standards.
However, U.S.-flagged vessels
voluntarily installing MSDs in
accordance with MARPOL Annex IV
standards must comply with the U.S.
application of MEPC.227(64), as follows,
to receive U.S. certification. Currently,
MEPC.227(64), is vague on the amount
of reduction required for thermotolerant
coliform (TC), total suspended solids
(TSS), biochemical oxygen demand
without nitrification (BOD5) and
chemical oxygen demand (COD). While
Section 3 of MEPC.227(64) states that
‘‘[i]n meeting the effluent standards in
Section 4, an approved sewage
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(Detection Limit = 1 colony form unit
(CFU)/100 mL),
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Test
Method 160.2 (Detection Limit = 4.0
mg/L),
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD5) without nitrification 3 Test
Method 5210 B3 (Detection Limit = 2.0
mg/L),
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Test Method 410.4 (Detection Limit =
3.0 mg/L),
• pH Test Method 150.1 (none stated
but not normally reported below 0.01),4
• Total Nitrogen 5 351.2 (Detection
Limit = 0.5 mg/L),
Total Phosphorus Test Method 365.2
(Detection Limit = 0.01 mg/L) and
Disinfectant residual
• Chlorine Test Method 330.5
(Detection Limit = 0.2 mg/L)
The Coast Guard is also seeking
information on possible simple on board
checks that may be available and easily
used to verify performance of a sewage
treatment plant with effluent
requirements.
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: October 9, 2015.
F.J. Sturm,
Deputy Director, Commercial Regulations and
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015–26285 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 a.m.]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2015–0001; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1534]
Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
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3 The equivalent U.S. EPA Test Method for
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) without
nitrification is done as carbonaceous biochemical
oxygen demand (CBOD5) and should not be
confused with the traditional BOD5 test method
which measures ‘‘total BOD’’. The addition of the
nitrification inhibitor is not a procedural option,
but must be included to report the CBOD5
parameter.
4 There is no US EPA Test Method listed in 40
CFR 136 so the US EPA has adopted American
Public Health Association (APHA) Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater. The current edition is the 22nd
edition.
5 Total Nitrogen means the sum of total Kjeldahl
nitrogen (organic and ammoniacal nitrogen) nitratenitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen.
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ACTION:
Notice.
This notice lists communities
where the addition or modification of
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundaries or zone
designations, or the regulatory floodway
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
prepared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for each
community, is appropriate because of
new scientific or technical data. The
FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
the FIS report, have been revised to
reflect these flood hazard
determinations through issuance of a
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR
part 65). The LOMR will be used by
insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings and the contents
of those buildings. For rating purposes,
the currently effective community
number is shown in the table below and
must be used for all new policies and
renewals.
DATES: These flood hazard
determinations will become effective on
the dates listed in the table below and
revise the FIRM panels and FIS report
in effect prior to this determination for
the listed communities.
From the date of the second
publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local
circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the
community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Mitigation reconsider
the changes. The flood hazard
determination information may be
changed during the 90-day period.
ADDRESSES: The affected communities
are listed in the table below. Revised
flood hazard information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
Submit comments and/or appeals to
the Chief Executive Officer of the
community as listed in the table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
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and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email)
Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
the FEMA Map Information eXchange
(FMIX) online at
www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
main.html.
The
specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in
this notice. However, the online
location and local community map
repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is
available for inspection is provided.
Any request for reconsideration of
flood hazard determinations must be
submitted to the Chief Executive Officer
of the community as listed in the table
below.
The modifications are made pursuant
to section 201 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,
and are in accordance with the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
The FIRM and FIS report are the basis
of the floodplain management measures
that the community is required either to
adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain
qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
These flood hazard determinations,
together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR
60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean
that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more
stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The
community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own or
pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities. The
flood hazard determinations are in
accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
The affected communities are listed in
the following table. Flood hazard
determination information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0960]
Coast Guard Acceptance of Sewage Treatment Plants for Type-
Approval to International Maritime Organization Resolution MEPC.227(64)
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Policy and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces its acceptance of sewage treatment
plants (also referred to as marine sanitation devices) for type-
approval to International Maritime Organization resolution MEPC.227(64)
as meeting the requirements for marine sanitation devices. This action
will allow manufacturers as well as shipowners and operators the option
to take advantage of building and using equipment that meets both
domestic and international requirements while also benefitting the
environment. The Coast Guard is also seeking information on simple on
board checks to verify performance of sewage treatment plants.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before November 16, 2015.
You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2015-0880
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See
the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email Wayne M. Lundy, CG-ENG-3, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
202-372-1379, email Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice, indicate the specific section of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
Documents mentioned in this notice as being available in the
docket, and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.
We are also planning to hold a two-day public workshop in
Washington DC in the fall of 2015. We will issue a separate Federal
Register notice to announce the date, time, and location of such a
workshop. The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss sewage
treatment technologies, issues concerning testing of marine sanitation
devices for type approval and information on simple on board checks to
verify performance of a marine sanitation device. The workshop will
also consider issues associated with existing federal standards and
MARPOL Annex IV equipment standards (resolution MEPC.227(64)), impact
of No Discharge Zones, and issues concerning gray water.
Background and Purpose
Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 159,
prescribes requirements for the design and construction of marine
sanitation devices (``MSDs'', also referred to as sewage treatment
plants) and procedures for certifying that MSDs meet the regulations
and standards of the Environmental Protection Agency promulgated under
Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Pub. L. 92-500,
Sec. 312, 86 Stat. 871 (October 18, 1972), as amended; classified to
33 U.S.C. 1322). In October 2012, the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) adopted resolution MEPC.227(64)--2012 Guidelines on
implementation of effluent standards and performance tests for sewage
treatment plants. The International Convention on the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships 73/78 (MARPOL) Annex IV requires sewage treatment
plants to be type-approved taking into account the standards of IMO
Resolution MEPC.227(64). While the United States is not a Contracting
Government to MARPOL Annex IV, we recognize that the limits and
standards in IMO resolution MEPC.227(64) are more stringent or
prescriptive than those requirements in 33 CFR 159 concerning threshold
limits and testing of equipment and thus equipment that is type-
approved to the MEPC.227(64) standards would also satisfy U.S.
threshold effluent limits. Specifically, we have determined that a MSD
meeting the design specifications in MEPC.227(64) would exceed the
performance specifications for Type II tanks, as listed in 33 CFR
159.53(b), which states that, ``[u]nder the test conditions described
in Sec. Sec. 159.126 and 159.126a, [the tanks must] produce an
effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 200
per 100 milliliters and suspended solids not greater than 150
milligrams per liter.''
In recognition of this, the Coast Guard believes MSDs type-approved
in accordance with the requirements of IMO resolution MEPC.227(64) and
installed on U.S. flagged ships comply with those threshold effluent
limits in 33 CFR 159.53(b). MSDs must still meet the other requirements
contained in part 159, and any inconsistencies between part 159 and
MEPC.227(64) must be resolved in favor of part 159. Manufacturers may
submit their equipment to a recognized testing facility recognized by
the Coast Guard for testing of such equipment and may make a submission
to the Coast Guard requesting type approval.
Resolution MEPC.227(64) also contains a process allowing the Coast
Guard to certify that a type-approved MSD meets the specific effluent
discharge requirements for a vessel to enter Special Areas listed in
MARPOL Annex IV. The Coast Guard would certify that the MSD meets the
enhanced
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effluent discharge and treatment specifications listed in MEPC.227(64).
Under MARPOL Annex IV Regulations 9.1.1 and 9.1.2, vessels with MSDs
conforming to the Special Area specifications contained in MEPC.227(64)
may be permitted to operate in Special Areas. This certification would
allow U.S.-flagged vessels to document that they meet those standards.
However, U.S.-flagged vessels voluntarily installing MSDs in
accordance with MARPOL Annex IV standards must comply with the U.S.
application of MEPC.227(64), as follows, to receive U.S. certification.
Currently, MEPC.227(64), is vague on the amount of reduction required
for thermotolerant coliform (TC), total suspended solids (TSS),
biochemical oxygen demand without nitrification (BOD5) and
chemical oxygen demand (COD). While Section 3 of MEPC.227(64) states
that ``[i]n meeting the effluent standards in Section 4, an approved
sewage treatment plant should not rely solely on dilution of
wastewater,'' there are no specific levels of reduction given for TC,
TSS, BOD5 and COD (unlike the specific Percent Reductions
given for discharges of nitrogen and phosphorus in Section 4.2).
IMO Resolution MEPC.227(64) states that an approved MSD not rely
solely on dilution of wastewater in order to meet the effluent limits
stipulated in resolution MEPC.227(64). Resolution MEPC.227(64) further
states that, where amounts of dilution are deemed essential to a
treatment process, the effluent standards in Section 4 should be
adjusted proportionally using dilution compensation factor Qi/Qe to
account for dilution Qd.\1\ In order to demonstrate that the MSD does
not rely solely on dilution of wastewater in order to meet the effluent
standards, the effluent concentration value Ce for any particular
analyte addressed in resolution MEPC.227(64), Section 4.1
(specifically, TC, TSS, BOD5 and COD) will need to be less
than the effluent standard for that analyte multiplied by the dilution
compensation factor Qi/Qe.
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\1\ Dilution (Qd)--is dilution water, grey water, process water,
and/or seawater introduced to the sewage treatment plant after the
influent sample point and after the influent flow measurement
device, see figure 1 of resolution MEPC.227(64).
Effluent (Qe)--is treated wastewater produced by the sewage
treatment plant, see figure 1 of resolution MEPC.227(64).
Influent (Qi)--is liquid containing sewage, grey water or other
liquid streams, to be processed by the treatment plant, see figure
1of resolution MEPC.227(64).
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In order for a MSD to be able to be technically evaluated for type
approval under MEPC.227(64), the concentration value of the effluent
for that analyte being considered must be readable, i.e., at or above
the detection limit for the test method for that analyte. For
consideration by the Coast Guard, a MSD, after application of the
dilution compensation factor Qi/Qe, the revised effluent concentration
value of any analyte measured at the Effluent Sample Point as shown in
figure 1 of this Notice of Policy cannot be below the Test Method
detection limit for that analyte. Figure 1 is replicated from
resolution MEPC.227(64). If the revised concentration value is below
the Test Method detection limit for that analyte, then it becomes
impossible for the concentration value to be physically measured.
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To make the above determination for Annex IV certification, the
Coast Guard will use the approved test methods that are listed in the
Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR 136, Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants). The
following methods must be used:
Thermotolerant Coliform (TC) Test Method EPA 600/8-78-017
Chapter III \2\
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(Detection Limit = 1 colony form unit (CFU)/100 mL),
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\2\ Please refer to Page Number 124 in document USEPA. 1978.
Microbiological Methods for Monitoring the Environment, Water, and
Wastes. Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio. EPA/600/8-78/017;
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Test Method 160.2 (Detection
Limit = 4.0 mg/L),
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) without
nitrification \3\ Test Method 5210 B\3\ (Detection Limit = 2.0 mg/L),
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\3\ The equivalent U.S. EPA Test Method for Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD5) without nitrification is done as carbonaceous
biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD5) and should not be confused with
the traditional BOD5 test method which measures ``total BOD''. The
addition of the nitrification inhibitor is not a procedural option,
but must be included to report the CBOD5 parameter.
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Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Test Method 410.4 (Detection
Limit = 3.0 mg/L),
pH Test Method 150.1 (none stated but not normally
reported below 0.01),\4\
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\4\ There is no US EPA Test Method listed in 40 CFR 136 so the
US EPA has adopted American Public Health Association (APHA)
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. The
current edition is the 22nd edition.
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Total Nitrogen \5\ 351.2 (Detection Limit = 0.5 mg/L),
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\5\ Total Nitrogen means the sum of total Kjeldahl nitrogen
(organic and ammoniacal nitrogen) nitrate-nitrogen and nitrite-
nitrogen.
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Total Phosphorus Test Method 365.2 (Detection Limit = 0.01 mg/L)
and Disinfectant residual
Chlorine Test Method 330.5 (Detection Limit = 0.2 mg/L)
The Coast Guard is also seeking information on possible simple on
board checks that may be available and easily used to verify
performance of a sewage treatment plant with effluent requirements.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: October 9, 2015.
F.J. Sturm,
Deputy Director, Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-26285 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 a.m.]
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